host: ftp.nisc.sri.com directory: netinfo file: internet-getting-started-contents Sept. 28, 1992 "INTERNET: GETTING STARTED" Table of Contents This file contains the Table of Contents for the hardcopy document entitled "Internet: Getting Started". This publication is available for $39 (plus a $5 shipping and handling fee) for U.S. residents and $55 for those outside the U.S. In addition the following sales taxes apply: California: 8.25% Canada: 7% France: 5.5% Germany: 14% Copies may be ordered by sending a check, company purchase order, or money order made payable to SRI International and mailed to: SRI International Network Information Systems Center 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Room EJ291 Menlo Park, CA 94025 (415) 859-6387 (415) 859-3695 FAX: (415) 859-6028 E-Mail: nisc@nisc.sri.com If you have VISA or MasterCard, orders may be taken directly over the phone. The September 1992 version of "Internet: Getting Started" is 380 pages and is not available online except for sections from Chapters 4 and 7, which list Internet service providers, and Appendix II, which list all providers alphabetically. The file internet-access-providers-us.txt is a list of those providers that offer services within the United States. Its companion file, internet-access-providers-non-us.txt, contains a list of those providers that offer services to places outside of the United States. Finally, the file internet-access-providers-alphabetical-listing.txt is (obviously) an alphabetical listing of all access providers. All three files reside on the host ftp.nisc.sri.com in the netinfo directory. Should you have any questions or comments please feel fee to phone us directly or send us e-mail. Now here's the Table of Contents: Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OVERVIEW PART I 1. INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERNET 1.1. What is the Internet? 1.2. Who is in charge of the Internet? 1.3. What is part of the Internet? 1.4. What is not part of the Internet? 1.5. Some Major Networks 1.5.1. ARPANET 1.5.2. NSFNET 1.5.3. MILNET 1.5.4. BITNET 1.5.5. USENET 1.5.6. NASA Science Internet 1.5.7. ESnet 2. HOW TO JOIN THE INTERNET 2.1. MX and Dialup IP Access 2.2. Individual Access 2.2.1. General Access Procedures 2.2.2. Factors To Consider 2.3. Connecting a Network to the Internet 2.3.1. Obtain a Unique IP Network Number 2.3.2. Establish a Domain 2.3.3. Locate a Connection Point 2.3.4. Install a Router 2.3.5. Obtain Proper Software 2.3.6. Order Circuits 2.3.7. Factors to Consider 3. COSTS 3.1. Factors That Influence Costs 3.2. Some examples 3.2.1. Network connections 3.2.2. Dialup connections 4. SERVICE PROVIDERS 4.1. National Providers of Network Connections 4.2. Providers of Dialup Services 4.3. Providers by State 5. MILITARY ACCESS 5.1. Air Force 5.2. Navy 5.3. Army 5.4. Marine Corps 6. NSFNET ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY 7. NON-U.S. SITES 7.1. Europe 7.1.1. Pan-European Cooperation 7.1.1.1. EUnet 7.1.1.2. EARN 7.1.1.3. HEPnet 7.1.1.4. EBONE 7.1.1.5. RARE 7.1.1.6. The RIPE Network Coordination Center (NCC) 7.1.2. European Network Contacts List 7.2. Canada 7.3. Australia 7.4. Czechoslovakia 7.5. Bulgaria 7.6. Romania 7.7. Ukraine 7.8. Batlic Countries 7.9. Russia 7.10. Yugoslavia 7.11. France 7.12. Spain 7.13. Germany 7.14. Japan 7.15. Taiwan 7.16. Israel 7.17. Italy 7.18. The Netherlands 7.19. Switzerland 7.20. Greece 7.21. Mexico 7.22. Dominican Republic 7.23. Caribbean Basin 7.24. Argentina 7.25. Bolivia 7.26. Nordic Countries 7.27. Finland 7.28. Sweden 7.29. Norway 7.30. Denmark 7.31. Finland 7.32. Pacific Rim 7.33. South Africa 7.34. Ireland 7.35. United Kingdom 7.36. U.S. Providers with International Connections PART II 8. THE INTERNET--MORE INFORMATION 8.1. Historical Background 8.2. Physical Description 8.3. Growth of the Internet 9. BASIC INTERNET CONCEPTS 9.1. RFCs, FYIs, and STDs 9.1.1. RFCs 9.1.2. FYIs 9.1.3. STDs 9.1.4. Indexes - Finding the Most Recent RFC or FYI 9.1.5. Identifying RFCs Online 9.1.6. Getting RFCs, FYIs, and Indexes 9.1.7. RFC Repositories 9.1.8. RFCs Online From SRI 9.2. Security 9.2.1. The Internet Worm 9.2.2. A New Awareness 9.2.3. Ethics and the Internet 9.2.4. Response Teams 9.2.5. User's Role in Internet Security 9.2.6. Sources for Computer Security Information 9.3. Protocols 9.3.1. Protocol Layers 9.3.2. What's a "Protocol Suite"? 9.3.3. Other TCP/IP Protocols 9.3.4. Standard Internet Protocols 9.3.5. The OSI Protocols 9.3.6. GOSIP 9.4. Internet Addressing 9.4.1. Identifying the Class of an Address 9.4.2. Subnetting 9.4.3. "Connected" vs. "Unconnected" Networks and RFC 1174 9.4.4. A Network "Sponsor" 9.4.5. The Future of IP Addressing 9.5. The Domain Name System (DNS) 9.5.1. Background of the DNS 9.5.2. What is a Domain? 9.5.3. The Difference Between a Domain and a Network 9.5.4. Domain Name Representation 9.5.5. Choosing a Top-Level Domain 9.5.6. The DNS Approach 9.5.7. Domain Server and Resolver 9.5.8. MX Resource Records 9.5.9. The IN-ADDR Domain 9.5.10. The US Domain 9.5.11. Commonly Asked Domain Questions 9.6. Directory Services 9.6.1. X.500 Directory Services 9.6.2. WHOIS 10. APPLICATIONS 10.1. Electronic mail 10.1.1. What Mail Looks Like 10.1.2. E-mail Ethics 10.1.3. Internet Mail Addressing 10.1.4. Electronic Mail Addresses 10.1.5. A Brief Word about X.400 addressing 10.1.6. Electronic Mail to Other Networks 10.2. Mailing Lists and News Groups 10.2.1. Mailing Lists 10.2.2. News Groups 10.2.3. LISTSERV 10.3. File Transfer Protocol (FTP) 10.3.1. Anonymous FTP 10.3.2. How to FTP a File 10.4. TELNET 10.4.1. Publicly Available Programs 10.4.2. How to Start a TELNET Session 10.5. Information Servers 10.5.1. Archie 10.5.2. Prospero 10.5.3. The World Wide Web Project (WWW or W3) 10.5.4. Wide Area Information Server (WAIS) 10.5.5. The Internet Gopher 11. INTERNET ORGANIZATIONS 11.1. Network Associations 11.1.1. FARNET 11.1.2. CIX 11.1.3. EDUCOM 11.1.4. RARE 11.1.5. RIPE 11.1.6. COSINE 11.1.7. CERN 11.1.8. EFF 11.2. Network Administrative Organizations 11.2.1. FNC 11.2.2. CCIRN 11.3. Administrative Bodies 11.3.1. IAB 11.3.2. The Internet Society 11.3.3. Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) 11.4. Standards Organizations 11.4.1. American National Standards Institute (ANSI) 11.4.2. CCITT 11.4.3. CEN/CENELEC 11.4.4. Corporation for Open Systems (COS) 11.4.5. IEEE 11.4.6. ISO 11.4.7. Naval Publications and Forms Center 11.4.8. National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) 11.4.9. Open Software Foundation (OSF) 11.5. Security Response Centers 11.5.1. The Forum of Incident Response Teams 11.5.2. The Internet CERT 11.5.3. DoE Computer Incident Advisory Capability 11.5.4. DDN Security Coordination Center 11.5.5. NIST CSRC 11.5.6. NASA Ames CNSRT 11.6. Network Information Centers (NICs) 11.6.1. DDN Network Information Center (DDN NIC) 11.6.2. NSF Network Service Center (NNSC) 11.6.3. SRI Network Information Systems Center (NISC) 11.6.4. BITNET Network Information Center (BITNIC) 11.7. User Groups 11.7.1. USENIX 11.7.2. EurOpen 11.7.3. DIGI 12. INTERNET RESOURCES 12.1. NNSC Internet Resource Guide 12.2. NNSC Tour of the Internet 12.3. TCP/IP CD 12.4. Network Reading List 12.5. Online Libraries 12.6. Network Seminars 12.7. Supercomputer Centers 13. FURTHER READING 13.1. General Introductory References 13.2. Technical Introductions 13.3. Domain Name System 13.4. Network Security 13.5. Some GOSIP Documentation BIBLIOGRAPHY and REFERENCES I. Acronym List II. All Providers Alphabetically III. SRI Network Information Systems Center IV. Registration Templates IV.1. IP Address Template IV.2. Domain Template V. RFC Index VI. FYI Index VII. STD Index VIII. ISI's RFC Retrieval Information IX. RFC SETS X. International Connectivity XI. GOSIP Document Information Index vii